When actors go bald

When actors go bald

When actors sign on a film, they're signing on to much more than just acting. Sometimes their appearances undergo a drastic change.

In the case of Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz, she lopped off her gorgeous hair to play the mother of a cancer-stricken child in the movie My Sister's Keeper, which hits theatres this Friday.

Diaz plays Sarah Fiztgerald whose life is turned upside down when she finds out that her daughter Kate has been diagnosed with leukemia.

Diaz's decision to shave off her hair though she isn't the one suffering from cancer is to express solidarity with her daughter. Whether Diaz really did shave her hair or wore a wig doesn't take away the fact that she looks very convincing as the troubled mother.

Like Diaz, there have been others who had to go for a clean look for the part. Here's a look.

Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta

Natalie shaved off her head for a torture scene for the 2005 film adaptation of the comic book of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd.

Set in London, the science fiction-thriller is the story about a mysterious freedom fighter known only as V, who convinces Natalie's character to join forces with him after he rescues her from the state police.

Colin Farrell in Daredevil

More than the Daredevil himself played by Ben Affleck, it was his nemesis who caught our attention.

Bald and dangerous, Farrell played the super-enhanced human named Bullseye who is famous for his targeting skills. The lunatic killer can turn any object into a weapon and he never misses his target, thus making him very dangerous indeed.